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The Cardinals and 49ers are known for their chippy play – personal fouls, hits after the whistle. But don’t discount the 49ers and Seahawks, particularly with what happened in the first quarter. 49ers safety Dashon Goldson, AKA The Hawk, got run over by Oakland native Marshawn Lynch, AKA Beast Mode. The play happened on a pass into the flat. Beast Mode lowered his shoulder and de-feathered the Hawk.
Trash talk soon ensued, mainly by The Hawk.
A few plays later, The Hawk looked to get some payback on Beast Mode, standing him up on a run up the middle. But then The Hawk did a leapt and came down on Beast Mode’s chest with his elbow, which went unnoticed. Then The Hawk stood over Beast Mode and taunted, which is never a good idea and always draws a penalty. The Hawk got called for the personal foul.
Nevertheless, the rivarly is in full Beast Mode, and it’s something The Hawk said goes back to college when he was at Washington and Best Mode was at Cal.
“Me and Marshawn go back, since college,” The Hawk said. “It’s just competing at the highest level. Definitely the same way in college. It’s still there.”